Bethesda Magazine - May-June 2013

Features

	Evolution of a Revolution From a basement band in Rockville, O.A.R. has gone on to become a rock sensation that continues to change things up—even as it demonstrates that you can go home again By Roger Catlin
	The Up and Comers The Bethesda area is home to lots of movers and shakers who’ve built long careers in politics, business and the arts. But it also has a number of rising stars who are making their mark before they’re even 40. By Archana Pyati
	Safety Check Nobody wants to see a Columbine or a Sandy Hook happen in our schools. But how do you prevent it when school resource officers are already spread so thin? By Julie Rasicot
	Scouts Dis-honor Should homosexuality disqualify someone from membership in an organization that promotes leadership, tolerance and integrity? Two Kensington brothers are willing to put that question to the test. By Kathleen Wheaton

Departments

Whatever Happened To...
	The Brainy Bunch When Bethesda Magazine first wrote about them in 2006, the members of the It’s Academic team were among the best and the brightest at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. Where are they now? By Tessa Berenson
Shop Talk
	Shop Talk Summer sunglasses, fashion on the go and more By Cynthia Hacinli
Hometown
	Family Ties The Blairs have played a major role in history—with a Lincoln legacy and the founding of Silver Spring By Steve Roberts
Domestic Disturbances
	Hello Kitty Fostering a cat leads to a lot more By Sarah Pekkanen
Since You Asked
	Since You Asked May-June 2013 Polo, the ICC and local fiction authors By Amy Reinink
Driving Range
	A Separate Peace Small-town Sperryville provides the perfect antidote to stressful city life: great hiking, antiques, single-malt whiskey—plus an internationally acclaimed restaurant nearby By Walter Nicholls
Once Upon a Time
	Sex and Race In 1939, women challenged men in a steeplechase. And the winner was... By Mark Walston
Suburban-ology
	Alarming Trend Are you ready for your close-up, Mr. Burglar? By April Witt

Home & Garden

Archive » Features in Bethesda HOME
	Level Best After demolishing a 1950s-era house, a Somerset couple builds a dream home that’s simple, spare—and spectacular By Nigel F. Maynard
	Growing Warmer With temperature changes in the region come all sorts of plants that once thrived only in Southern climes By Karen A. Watkins

After demolishing a 1950s-era house, a Somerset couple builds a dream home that’s simple, spare—and spectacular

By Nigel F. Maynard

With temperature changes in the region come all sorts of plants that once thrived only in Southern climes

By Karen A. Watkins

Health

Archive » Features in Bethesda HEALTH
	Stress: It's Sickening. Really. In the high-pressure environs of Bethesda, the ‘plague’ of our generation is claiming plenty of victims By Stacy Colino
	It Takes a Village The aging in place movement is gaining momentum as communities throughout Montgomery County band together to help elderly neighbors By Archana Pyati
	Breath of Hope What happens when a woman is diagnosed with a rare lung disease and given a short time to live? Sometimes, life happens By Rita Rubin

In the high-pressure environs of Bethesda, the ‘plague’ of our generation is claiming plenty of victims

By Stacy Colino

The aging in place movement is gaining momentum as communities throughout Montgomery County band together to help elderly neighbors

By Archana Pyati

What happens when a woman is diagnosed with a rare lung disease and given a short time to live? Sometimes, life happens

By Rita Rubin

Dine

Archive » Features in Dine
	Where Expats and Ethnic Experts Eat Diplomats, foreign correspondents, think-tank directors, international economists—the Bethesda area is full of frequent-fliers, expats and head honchos from other countries. So where do they eat when they’re hankering for a taste of where they’ve been or where they’re from? We asked.
	Our 25 Favorite Ethnic Restaurants Get a taste of the world, no passport required By Carole Sugarman
	Table Talk May/June 2013 Phyllis Richman, Farm to Freezer and more By Carole Sugarman
	A Late Bite Out The night owl's guide to dining in the Bethesda area By Nevin Martell
Archive » Cooking Class
	Cooking Class: Making the Cut How to hold a knife, dice an onion, julienne a carrot, make a basil chiffonade and make garlic paste. By Brian Patterson

Education and Parenting